Annual Sale of Delinquent Taxes

All fiscal year taxes that have not been paid by the last Friday before the tax sale will be auctioned at the County's annual Tax Sale. After a lien has been sold, the owner of the property has two years from the purchase date to pay the taxes plus the interest (1.5% per month) accrued up to that date through the Chancery Clerk's office.

Property owners are required to pay their delinquent taxes (oldest first) prior to paying their current year taxes.

Benefits

If the owner of the property does not pay the taxes within 2 years from the purchase date the purchaser can acquire the property.

If the owner of the property does pay the taxes within 2 years from the purchase date, the purchaser will be reimbursed the initial amount of the lien plus 1.5% interest on that initial amount, not to include the overbid.

Date & Location of Sale

The sale begins the last Monday of August each year. It is held from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and until all delinquent parcels have been sold. The sale usually lasts between five and seven days.

Advertising

A listing of approximately 5,000 parcels is advertised in the local paper, The Mississippi Press, on the two Wednesdays preceding the sale.

Accepted Payment

Cash

Cashier's check

Check

Discover Cards

MasterCard

Money order

Visa

Please Note

If using a credit card each transaction will incur a convenience fee. This fee is not assessed by your government. Mississippi State Law prohibits the tax collector from paying credit or debit card fees. When paying with a credit or debit card, a separate non-refundable 3% convenience fee will be charged to your card as payment to the credit card company for processing your transaction.